Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-27
THE RAILROADS HIRED MAN
He Publishes Another Defense of a Robbing
Corporation.
MERCHANTS MAKE TEST CASE.
Is Lincoln Entitled to Missouri River
Rates on Shipments Over the
Onion PacificP-News From
the Capital.

llnS the stale falSehOOd that the Is. ~ Nj,
railroad has accorded to Lincoln an
equal show with Missouri river owns
and granted what it had asked in the rate
question. 1t takes an excellent quality
OF that which is commonly denominated
cheek to publish such statements and
then look the business men of the city in
the face, but with some people nothing
in the work of their master is impossible.
To reiterate what has been said before
in reply to such utterly false statements,
the B. d M. has acceeded IN no sense to
the demands of the Lincoln freight bu.
reau and Lincoln busines men. Every
lumber dealer in the city, every coal man
in the city, every agricultur al implement
man and every retailer knows that the
Burlington road has in no manner al.
tered their tariffs to their betterment.
There has been issued pretended equal
ization OF tariff, but at its most lib eral
construction it only in u remote way
benefits n few wholesale grocers and
closer study of the remarkable document
is revealing the fact that it is very
doubtful if it benefits single person but
TO the contrary 1t Is closer grip upon
the city than before. This equalized
rate has reduced the out rate southwark
to Falls City and northward to David
City and Columbus. but the reduction is
directly in territory where other points
have still better rates and results in no
practical benefit. But it is a reverse re-
ductiOn westward from Lincoln and the
line OF equalization has been moved east.
ward from kenesaw TO Friend. This is
the meat in the reduction entire and
there is not business man in Lincoln
who examines the facts but knows it.
Tho pHItnr nf thp 81 tot tp mol ,nt
face these facts and deny them. That
paper may resort to subterfuges to dodge
the question, it may talk plausibly about
fair rates. "B. Il NJ equal shows"
and try to hide its own bonds and letters
by talking about contortions of the BEE
and its hired man and trying to blind
people s eyes by the stale cry that the b.
u Nj. has done something for Lincoln
over which the BEE is jealous, but the
facts do not bear it out. The people of
Lincoln are too intelligent to be
hoodwinked by paper that IN
the face OF unanimous public
opinion, among, its patrons, has
uphold in their demands, to bear false
witness for the b. Il Nj. railroad that
owns the journal editor as slave driver
does his chatteis. When question be.
tween the b. & Nj. railroad and the peo.
pie of Lincoln arises the Journal might
as we'll be published in the South Sea
islands as where it is. It requires no
contortions on the part OF the BEE to
state the facts as they exist and let the
people be heard.
REPLEvINED THE GOODS.
The firm of Raymond Bros. L. Co.,
have. again replevined goods from
the Union Pacific to test in court the
CALIFORNIA rate charged by the Union
Pacific on Lincoln shipments. The last
case of this kind is upon car load of
canned salmon shipped from California
to Lincoln. The freight charged was the
Omaha rate with the local rate from
Omaha to Lincoln added. This the firm
claim is u violation of the Interstate law
and an unjust discrimination against
than the single haul to Omaha. 10 test
tendercd to the Union Pacific the regular
Omaha rate and upon the
refusal of the company to receive that
rate action in replevin was commenced
The suit was filed in the district court on
Monday and the sheriff had the summons
yesterday to serve and the bond for the
goods was prepared ready Tor approval.
This makes the second test case that this
firm has filed and the same policy will
be pursued by them on future California
cOnsignments until final hearing and
settlement is made.
Auc altOIucJS lOT lue TallTOdu are max
ing an effort to have the cases removed
into the United States court.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Yesterday the board of public lands
and buildings held business session to
open the bids and award the contract for
new buildings at the penitentlary. These
buildings are principally new work shops
We're ordered at the last session of the
legislature. There were three bids filed
for the work, the lowest bid being w.
IL. B. Stout for $50. $50, and the contract
was let to him at that figure. The
crowded condition of the penitentiary
and poor facilities for working the con-
victs, will make this building, when com.
pleted. one that will be appreciated.
BRIEF ITEMS.
President Bark of the state board Of
agriculture will call meeting of the
board of managers to meet Monday next
Mt the Capital hotel in this city. Some
important questions will be before the
board for discussion and settlement.
Judge Mason of the railroad commits
sion received letter yesterday from
General Manager Holdrege complaining
against the publication of the comparison
OF rates and stating that it was unfair to
the railroad and unfair to the state
Judge Mason acknowledged the receipt
of the letter and will dictate n form
The fire alarm was turned In at 1:3O
O'Clock yesterday and the department
made an excellent run to the corner of
nj and Thirteenth streets where the fire
was located in the Lindell hotel. Two
lines of hose were lald and the ire
quickly controlled with very small loss,
the fire originating in room occupied
by servant.
Jailor Baldwin and neighbor named
Clarke had q set-to with guns and iron
clubs Monday night and both parties
were placed under arrest. The trouble
has been brewing for some time and each
man is now under bonds to appear in
justice court. Yesterday the cases were
for hearing but both were continued.
The police court was animated in ap-
pearance, and in fact almost guady, yes
terday from the display of millinery that
about fifteen or twenty prostitutes eXhib
tied while waiting hearing. There were
some half a dozen frail men captured by
the police IN the roundup of the houses
and the school fund was largely accel.
Grated from the days proceedings.
In the district court Yesterday an effort